Tang Dynasty

On the day when the army set off, the remaining snow on the ground had already melted away.It was a cold day, but also sunny.Li Jiancheng followed Li Yuan, together with all the officials in the court, and went out of the city ten li as usual to see him off.

Li Shimin was dressed in armor, and sat high on his horse in high spirits. After drinking the wine, he smashed the bowl with pride, and then he cupped his hands and said to the crowd: "Wait for the triumphant return of the people of the world!"

While speaking, his eyes were looking at Li Jiancheng intentionally or unintentionally.

Li Jiancheng smiled faintly, his expression unchanged, watching him lead the army back and disappear into the mountains, then he looked away and followed Li Yuan back.

"Jiancheng, come to the prime minister's mansion later." Li Yuan held the rein in one hand, looked at the road in front of him, and said, "Father has been thinking about it for the past few days, and the people of the world have led troops to fight everywhere, and you, It’s time to start dealing with politics.”

Li Jiancheng's heart moved when he heard the words, and he immediately understood what Li Yuan meant.

Even though the Li family occupied Chang'an because of the banner of "respecting the Sui Dynasty", they still had to respect Yang You as emperor for a while.However, in fact, everyone understands that it is only a matter of time before Li Yuan abolishes the puppet emperor and ascends to the throne himself.

What Li Yuan needed was nothing more than an opportunity.

At that time, he will be the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and he will be the prince of the Tang Dynasty.

This day is just around the corner.

Thinking of this, Li Jiancheng suddenly felt a little excited. This feeling was somewhat similar to the hysterical love the day before yesterday.

He has waited and hibernated for so long for this day to come.After this day, the position of the crown prince that belongs to him, the honor of the Tang emperor, will become within reach.

The second time... this position, he will never lose it again.

Thinking of this, an imperceptible smile suddenly appeared on Li Jiancheng's face, and he cupped his hands and said to Li Yuan, "It's all according to father's orders."

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A day later, Li Shimin led his troops to garrison Fufeng.After the whole army settled down, he walked up to a nearby high ground alone and looked up at the camp of Xue Renguo's garrison.I know that although the other party claims to be 30, it is actually only 10.What's more, how can the rogues recruited scatteredly be against the well-trained and elite teachers in their own hands?

After pondering for a long time, Li Shimin immediately summoned the generals to discuss the battle.This time, both public and private, he still wants to make a quick decision.

Yu Gong, there are countless forces around Chang'an, and if too much time is spent on any one, the rest will take advantage of it.Yu private... In the end, it's because he doesn't want to be away from big brother for too long.

Closing his eyes, recalling in his mind the fiery heat of skin-to-skin contact last night, exhausting all the lingering breath, Li Shimin took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and tried his best to calm down the heat that rose again around his body.

Probably... I can't extricate myself.He smiled helplessly, and when he heard that his subordinates had called him to enter the account, he held the sword at his waist and turned away.

It was night, and there was a biting northeast wind blowing in the sky.Even in the south, this winter seems to be extraordinarily cold.In Xue Renguo's camp, several guards were sitting around the firewood and rubbing their hands to keep warm. Suddenly, one of them raised his eyes to the sky and asked in surprise, "Then, what is that?"

The rest followed the prestige, but saw a few lights drifting slowly from the north in the night sky.Gradually, the number gradually increased, and they came in patches, densely packed, almost illuminating half of the sky.

When the flames got closer, one person was suddenly frightened and sat down on the ground, pointing to the large flames and said, "That fire is green, green! Could it be a will-o'-the-wisp?!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was terrified.However, when I looked up, I saw that the fire light was not only floating out of thin air, but also, it was actually such a bright green color.

Everyone was shocked and hurriedly informed Xue Renguo.Xue Renguo walked out of the big tent and looked up, but he had never seen such a thing before.And when you look closely, the green fluorescence... is really weird.

"General, what, what should I do?" He stood there at a loss for a while, and let others change his voice several times, but he couldn't give an answer.

The general was already like this, and the subordinates immediately became confused.Quite a few soldiers looked up at the approaching "wild-o'-the-wisps" and crawled back crying.

But when the fire light floated directly above the camp, the sound of arrow clusters suddenly sounded out of nowhere.There was the sound of arrow clusters, and the fire above the head suddenly fell, hitting the camp like a rain of fire.

Above the camp tent, flames burst into the sky in an instant.Seeing this, the soldiers below were afraid that the "wild fire" would chase them, so they became more and more terrified and fled.

In an instant, there was chaos in the camp.Xue Renguo himself was also in a panic.

At the same time, Li Shimin, who was hiding in the dark, saw this situation, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slowly.Glancing behind him, he drew out his sword and said loudly, "Attack!"

At the same time, a trumpet burst into the sky in response.In an instant, the men and horses lying around poured down like a tide, enclosing Xue Renguo's camp in an instant.

Li Shimin rushed to the front with his horizontal sword, but the moment he issued the order, he knew in his heart: this battle must be won.

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After the First World War, Xue Renguo led the crowd to flee, and Li Shimin stopped pursuing him, and returned to the court with only 3000 people who had surrendered.Calculated here, it took a total of more than ten days.However, such a quick and decisive victory caused everyone in the court to praise.

After Li Shimin returned home, he hurriedly changed his clothes and went to Li Jiancheng's place.However, Li Jiancheng was not in the mansion. According to the servants, he was in the Prime Minister's mansion.Li Shimin had no choice but to go as he said, and he saw that Li Jiancheng was discussing government affairs with Li Yuan in the mansion.

Seeing Li Shimin, Li Yuan smiled and said, "Shimin is back."

Li Shimin bowed his hands and said: "When Fang returns to court, he dare not delay, so he came to see his father." After a pause, he looked at Li Jiancheng, intentionally showing surprise, "I don't think my eldest brother is here."

Li Jiancheng nodded slightly at him, with a hidden smile in his eyes.

Li Yuan motioned him to sit down, and said with a smile: "My father has heard about your defeat of Xue Renguo in the first battle, and just now I talked to Jiancheng about the 'wild fire strategy' you used."

"Burning down the camp with Kongming lanterns..." Li Jiancheng smiled warmly, and said, "This policy of the people of the world is really getting twice the result with half the effort."

Li Shimin looked at him, paused for a moment before he came back to his senses, and said modestly: "It's just using dyed paper to make a hundred Kongming lanterns. If Xue Renguo's men were not full of ignorant rogues, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to get away with it. Seriously... I can't hide it from my elder brother."

Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "Using tactics in the army is like prescribing the right medicine. The people of the world can use this wonderful strategy, so why should you be too humble in front of your father and elder brother?"

Li Shimin also smiled when he heard the words, and continued to discuss the strategy of governing the country after seeing the two of them.It was inconvenient to disturb me, so I found an excuse and retreated, thinking that it would not be too late to find my elder brother later.

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After returning to the mansion, he slept until dusk, and after dinner, he stepped into the courtyard to relax, when he heard that the servant asked General Li Jing to see him.

Li Jing was one of Li Shimin's powerful generals, and he contributed a lot to the capture of Chang'an, so he has always been called Li Shimin's confidant.Seeing him begging to see him, Li Shimin nodded and motioned for someone to come in, but when Li Jing stepped into the backyard, he saw that there was another person beside him.

"General," Li Jing cupped his hands to him, glanced at the soldier beside him, with rare hesitation in his expression, "there is one thing...the last general can't tell the truth from the truth, so he didn't dare to say anything, so he specially came to tell the general first."

"What's the matter?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said, "General Luo, but it's all right."

"This man is a soldier from Xue Renguo's battalion." Li Jing signaled the soldier beside him to stand up, and said, "Tell the general what you said to me today, don't worry about it."

"Yes, yes." The little soldier trembled, hesitated for a long time, and finally said, "I saw the Turkic prince in the camp today."

"What did you say?!" Li Shimin was shocked and stood up immediately.

The little soldier was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, quickly got up and knelt down, and said in a trembling voice: "You, how dare you lie to me?"

Li Shimin regained his composure, sat back on the stone bench behind him again, and said, "Please tell me in detail."

The little soldier said: "The young one is from the Mayi family. When he was a teenager, he joined the army under Liu Wuzhou's tent. After several twists and turns, he joined Xue Renguo. Liu Wuzhou had many contacts with the Turkic people, so what is the appearance of the Turkic prince, the villain remembers But it is very clear. What the villain saw in the camp today is the third younger brother of Shibi Khan... the prince is aggressive."

Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help pondering, but actually saw that this little soldier was timid by nature, so he didn't dare to tell a big lie, so he soon had a calculation in his heart.Under the secret surprise, his face did not change, and he still asked calmly: "Who are you referring to?"

The soldier dared not answer.Li Jing glanced at him, sighed and said: "Back to the general, what he was referring to... is Zhu Guo, Kang Jiaoli. Zhu Guo passed by the camp today, he must have seen it for a while, that's why it happened. Say it."

When he heard the answer, Li Shimin was no longer surprised. He was silent for a moment, and only calmly said to the little soldier: "This matter must not be publicized. If there is a fourth person who finds out, I will teach you to kill yourself."

The last four words are an understatement, but it is clear that there is no room for disobedience.The little soldier trembled when he heard the words, and quickly fell to the ground, kowtowing in agreement.

After sending away the soldiers, Li Shimin leaned against the stone table with his chin resting on his hand, staring at the teacup on the table with his eyes fixed, with an extremely serious expression.Li Jing stood aside, neither staying nor retreating, after a long time, he finally couldn't hold back and asked tentatively: "From the perspective of the general, what should we do about this matter?"

Li Shimin withdrew his gaze fixed on the stone table, turned to him and said: "This matter is of great importance. You must believe what a mere soldier says, and you must not believe it all. You should investigate this matter secretly for me. If there is any result, Report quickly."

"Yes." Li Jing took the order and immediately retreated.

After Li Jing left, Li Shimin sat alone in the courtyard, reaching out to slowly hold the teacup on the table.Looking up at the fallen leaves on the branches, many memories flooded my mind.

When Zhu Guo first arrived, he got quite close to his elder brother;

The eldest brother plotted against Qu Tutong, and when he was seriously injured and retreated in the mountains, it was Zhu Guo who took the lead and rescued him; Before Chang'an, when the eldest brother planned to lure Wei Xuan out of the city, it was Zhu Guo who led the troops to meet him; When I went to visit him, I even pushed myself away and only talked to Zhu Guo alone;...

Recalling this way, wherever Li Jiancheng is, this Zhu Kingdom is everywhere.Suddenly, Li Shimin remembered what Liu Wenjing had said.

"Back then, the prince single-handedly entered the Turks to negotiate peace, but now he has the help of the Turkic Pillar Kingdom..."

"The Turkic faction invaded Taiyuan, but the prince agreed to form an alliance alone. Why do you think it is?"

In an instant, many trivial details were connected into a line in an instant, and the answer already appeared in the heart, as clear as a mirror.

At the same time, only hearing a crisp sound in his hand, the porcelain cup has been crushed by himself.

The tea was already cold, and it was poured between the palms, abruptly washing away the bloodstains drawn by the tiles, and the cool wind was blowing, and it was bitingly cold.Li Shimin let go of his hand, letting the bloody broken porcelain scattered on the ground.

Then, he slowly clenched his fists and sneered.

——If you are not the Turkic prince, then who else plays an important role in the matter of forming an alliance?

——If you are really a Turkic prince, since you dare to hide your identity and hide in the army for so long, then I will definitely teach you that you will never return.

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At night, Li Jing came again.After listening to what he said, Li Shimin nodded and said calmly: "I see, you can go now."

After Li Jing resigned, Li Shimin sat in the courtyard for a while.Suddenly he lifted his clothes and stood up, leaving the mansion alone.

Every night in Li Jiancheng's residence, it was extremely cold.After the servants were screened away, the whole mansion seemed extraordinarily empty and quiet, only the sound of the wind blowing the branches and leaves rustling, accompanied by the warm yellow lights of the windows, each clearly distinct at night.

Li Shimin paused by the door, and finally pushed the door open.

Inside the door, Li Jiancheng was still leaning on the table and flipping through the scrolls, his expression was calm, he heard the noise and followed the prestige, he didn't think it was Li Shimin, he didn't think it was strange, he just smiled lightly: "Shimin is here."

Li Shimin looked at him fixedly, did not speak, just walked up to the other side a few steps, and looked down at him.

Sensing that the person opposite seemed to have something to say, Li Jiancheng slowly put away his smile, looked at him quietly, and waited for him to speak.

Li Shimin's gaze slowly moved across his elder brother's face, from the brow to the corner of the eye, to the bridge of the nose, to the cheek... Finally, it stopped on the lips.

Then he suddenly bent down and bit down hard.

The sudden kiss made Li Jiancheng startled, but he didn't push him away after all.He just slowly closed his eyes, allowing the other party to clasp his shoulders, and his lips and tongue came and went wantonly between his teeth.Domineeringly absorbing, plundering, and disturbing each other's breath, they all became chaotic.

Neither cater to nor reject.

Li Shimin kissed the person in his arms unrestrainedly until he was almost suffocated, and then he tried his best to restrain the impulse and forcefully separated the two of them by a little distance.